Improvement in scarf-rings



R.WATBRH0USE. Scarf Ring.

No. 201,577. Patented Manch 19, 1878.

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-orneys UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

RUFUS YATERHOUSE, OF N'EW`YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SCARF- RINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 201,577, dated March19,1878; application .filed 1 January 29, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUEUs WATERHoUsE, of' the city and county of NewYork, in the State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Scarf-Rings, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple device for attachingscarf-rings to the scarfs upon which they are worn, so that both willhan ggracefully upon the shirt-front, while any disarrangement of thering will be effectually prevented.

Figure l of the accompanying drawing is a perspective ,view of ascarf-ring illustrating this invention. Fig. 2 is a rear view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3, Fig. 2.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inthe severalfigures.

Scarfrings have heretofore been made chiefly of a size intended toinsure their retention by the scarf itself in any desired position 5 butthen scarfs-such particularly as are adapted and preferred for summerwearwill not fill the ordinary rings sufficiently to support the latter.

Some rings have been made so as to puncture the scarf through andthrough; but these rapidly destroy the scarfs. Others have hadtransverse pins, which, besides the same objection, cause the ring topresent a stiff appearance, and prevent the scarf from accommodatingitself to the shirt-front in different positions.

It has also been proposed to furnish each ring with a mechanicalfastening device in the form of a hinged or jointed catch, operating toclamp the scarf within the ring. Such means do not afford the loosesuspensory support herein contemplated. Those first referred to, whichdepend upon the thickness of the scarf, have also been made so as toopen and shut like bracelets, to facilitate their application, and tocause them to tightly clasp the size of scarf for which they aredesigned. A ring, R, of this description is shown in the drawing, toillustrate the application of my improvement. Said construction of thering proper, and other equivalent constructions of 'such rings, do notadapt them to the requisite scope of scarfs, and they must invariably betoo tight on some scarfs, and too loose on others.

The present invention consists in a sharppointed hook, H, ofsuitably-shaped proportions and metal, loosely attached to a scarfring,R, by means of a loop, a, and perforation b, the latter being formed inthe back of the ring in central position, and at the upper edge, Vasrepresented, so that the ring will be balanced as nearly as possibleupon the hook, when the point of the latter is inserte-d in the scarf Sbehind, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. i rllhe hook is readilymanipulated after the scarf is on, so as to adjust the ring to anydesired height.'

The ring proper may be of any preferred shape, style, and material. Thedesign and mechanical construction of the ring It are whollyunessential, and form no part of the present invention.

The face of the scarf, it will be observed, is never punctured, and thepunctures at the back are of such a character that they will not injuresuch fabrics as are used. There is no strain upon the fastening, and thering -hangs naturally and always straight, while the scarf i's perfectlyfree in front to adjust itself to the ring and shirt-front at all times.A thin, graceful scarf canv consequently be Worn with the improved ringwith as much facility as a thicker one, without resorting to

